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. 2024 Mar 5;102(3):134-138.
doi: 10.62438/tunismed.v102i3.4661.

Scientific writing quality of theses in Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Bamako (Mali)

[Article in French]
Oumar Thiero  1   2 , Moctar Tounkara  1   2 , Fousseini Konare  1   3 , Soumba Keita  2 , Seydou Diarra  1
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Scientific writing quality of theses in Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Bamako (Mali)

[Article in French]
Oumar Thiero et al. Tunis Med. .

Abstract
in English, French

Aim: To describe the scientific editorial quality of practice theses defended at the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy of Bamako (Mali), during the period 2016-2018.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on practice theses in health science, defended between 2016 and 2018, and the electronic version of which was available at the libraries of the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bamako. An adjusted STROBE grid was used to measure a scientific editorial conformity score for 18 iso-weighted items of the IMRaD structure (i.e. a total of 18 points). In this way, the scientific editorial quality of practice theses in health sciences was judged to be highly conform (14-18 points), fairly conform (9-13 points), poorly conform (5-8 points), or not conform (<5 points). An ordinal logistic regression model was used to identify determining factors independently associated with the scientific editorial quality of the health sciences practice thesis, with a significance level of 5%.

Results: A total of 534 practice theses in health sciences were included in this study, whose scientific editorial quality was judged to be highly or fairly conform (12.2%), poorly conform (43.1%) or not conform (44.8%). These standards scientific editorial conformity, which was higher in a "Medicine" thesis than in a "Pharmacy" thesis (ORa=2.45; IC95% [1.62-3.27], p<=0.05), was attributed to the supervisor's membership of a research structure (ORa=2.88; IC95% [1.6-3.2]; p<0.05).

Conclusion: The research methodology profile of the practice health sciences thesis supervisor and the thesis section are associated with scientific editorial standard with the IMRaD.

Objectif: Décrire la qualité rédactionnelle des thèses d’exercice soutenues aux facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Bamako (Mali), durant la période 2016-2018. Méthodes: Il s’agissait d’une étude transversale conduite sur les thèses d’exercice soutenues, entre 2016 et 2018, dont la version électronique a été disponible aux bibliothèques des facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Bamako. Une grille STROBE ajustée a permis la mesure d’un score de conformité rédactionnelle à 18 éléments iso pondérés de la structure IMRaD (soit un total de 18 points). Ainsi, la qualité rédactionnelle des thèses d’exercice a été jugée très conforme (14-18 points), assez conforme (9-13 points), peu conforme (5-8 points), ou non conforme (<5 points). Un modèle de régression logistique ordinale a été utilisé pour identifier les facteurs déterminants, indépendamment associés à la qualité rédactionnelle de la thèse d’exercice en sciences de la santé, avec un seuil de signification de 5%. Résultats: Au total, 534 thèses d’exercice ont été incluses à cette étude dont la qualité rédactionnelle a été jugée Très ou Assez conforme (12,2%), peu conforme (43,1%) ou non conforme (44,8%). Cette conformité rédactionnelle aux standards éditoriaux, plus élevée dans une thèse de «Médecine» qu’en «Pharmacie» (ORa=2,45; IC95% [1,62–3,27], p<=0,05), a été attribuée à l’appartenance de son encadrant à une structure de recherche (ORa=2,88; IC95% [1,6–3,2]; p<0,05). Conclusion: Le profil en méthodologie de recherche du directeur de thèse d’exercice en sciences de la santé ainsi que la section de la thèse ont été associés à la conformité rédactionnelle à la structure IMRaD.

Keywords: Academic Dissertation; Bibliometrics; Faculty Medical; Faculty Pharmacy; Mali; Medical Writing.

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